Q: Is 9,796 a Prime Number?

A: No, 9,796 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,796 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 9796 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 31 62 79 124 158 316 2,449 4,898 and 9,796, with no remainder.

Since 9,796 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,796, it is not a prime number.

Number	9,794	9,795	9,797	9,798
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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